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30 Cards in this Set
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apathy
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lack of feeeling or emotion; indifference
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assent
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acceptance, as of a proposal or statement; to agree to something after thoughtful consideration
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empathy
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understaning, concerned identification with another's situation or feelings
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pathetic
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expressing or arousing pity
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pathology
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the study of a disease and it's causes and effects
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presentiment
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a sense that something is gonig to occur, premonition
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sensational
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arousing great intrest or excitement
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sensibility
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the ability to feel, sense, or percieve; refined awareness and appreciation in matters
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sententious
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inclined to give advice in a self-righteous way
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sentiment
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a thought, view or attitude based more on feeling than on reason; general cast of mind about something
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culpable
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responsible for wrong or error; blameworthy
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exonerate
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to free from charge; declare blameless
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extort
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to obtain by threats or other coercive means
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illicit
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not permitted by custom or law; illegal
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incorrigible
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incapable of being corrected or reformed
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misdemeanor
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an offense of less seriousness than a felony; misbehavior
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purloin
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to steal
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ruffian
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a tough or rowdy person
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unscrupulous
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not honorable; without principles
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vile
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unpleasant; disgusting; misreable
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banter
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good-humored, playful conversation
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caricature
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a representation that exxageeratees a comic feature
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droll
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amusingly odd or comical
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facetious
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playfully humorous; jesting in am inappropriate way
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flippant
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marked by a disrespectful frivolity or indifference
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hilarity
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loud and lively merriment
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ludicrous
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laughable because of an obvious absurdity
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mirth
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gladdness or lightheartedness; merriment
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whimsical
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playful or fanciful; imaginatively humorous
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witticism
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a witty or clever remark or saying
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